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Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Period: 1960s
2 Nue Numa Sela, Painting by Benjamin Silva 1967
Located in Long Island City, NY
2 Nue Numa Sela Benjamin Silva, Brazilian (1927) Date: 1967 Gouache on Paper, signed Size: 28 x 21 in. (71.12 x 53.34 cm) Frame Size: 27 x 20 inches
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Gouache

(Abstract Mythological Landscape) Untitled, 1965, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1965. Paper Size: 11 x 14 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s graduate studies...
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Archival Paper, Charcoal

Untitled (Abstract Female Nude), 1963, Ian Hornak — Painting
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original painting on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 29.5 x 21 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate...
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Archival Paper, Watercolor

Nude Picnic Virgin Islands
Located in Buffalo, NY
Robert Noel Blair (American, 1912-2003) was an American artist, painter, sculptor, printmaker and teacher. He is best known for his rural life & desert landscapes and World War II sc...
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

"NUDE" INK DRAWING SANTA FE NUDE
By Janet Lippincott
Located in San Antonio, TX
Janet Lippincott "NUDE" (1918-2007) Santa Fe Artist Image Size: 13.5 x 10.25 Frame Size: 19.25 x 16 Medium: Ink Drawing "Nude" Janet Lippincott was born in 1918 to a family of priv...
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Ink

The Nude - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Nude is a Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an It...
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Pencil

Female nude charcoal drawing
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jaume Mercadé (1887-1967) - Female Nude - Charcoal Drawing measures 28x23 cm. Frame size 47x42 cm. Jaume Mercadé i Queralt (Valls (Tarragona), 1887 - Barcelona, ​​1967) was a Spanis...
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Charcoal

Drawing of a Sleeping Woman by Antoniucci Volti, Signed
Located in Larchmont, NY
Antoniucci Volti (French, 1915-1989) Untitled, 1969 Red chalk on paper 11 x 14 3/4 in. Signed: Volti Sculptor, painter, and printmaker Antoniucci Volti was born in Albano, Italy, in 1915. His family lived in there until 1920 when the family moved to France to stay. Volti studied at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Nice from 1928 to 1920. By 1932 the young artist had won a gold medal for two polychrome bas-reliefs before going to Paris, where he entered the studio of Jean Boucher at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris at the age of only fifteen. After serving in the Second World War, when he was interned as a prisoner of war in Bavaria, he returned in poor health to Paris, only to find his studio destroyed. From 1947 he showed work at various Paris Salons and, in 1954 and 1955 at the Brussels and Antwerp Biennales. In 1957 a retrospective of his work was organized at the Museum Rodin in Paris. He died in Paris in 1989 Works by Volti are in leading museums such as the Musee National d'Art Moderne, Paris. Antoniucci Volti is one of the most important Late Modern sculptors...
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Paper, Chalk

Line Drawing of a Nude Woman by Antoniucci Volti, Signed
Located in Larchmont, NY
Antoniucci Volti (French, 1915-1989) Untitled, 1969 Ink on paper 11 x 14 3/4 in. (each panel) Signed: Volti Sculptor, painter, and printmaker Antoniucci Volti was born in Albano, Italy, in 1915. His family lived in there until 1920 when the family moved to France to stay. Volti studied at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Nice from 1928 to 1920. By 1932 the young artist had won a gold medal for two polychrome bas-reliefs before going to Paris, where he entered the studio of Jean Boucher at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris at the age of only fifteen. After serving in the Second World War, when he was interned as a prisoner of war in Bavaria, he returned in poor health to Paris, only to find his studio destroyed. From 1947 he showed work at various Paris Salons and, in 1954 and 1955 at the Brussels and Antwerp Biennales. In 1957 a retrospective of his work was organized at the Museum Rodin in Paris. He died in Paris in 1989 Works by Volti are in leading museums such as the Musee National d'Art Moderne, Paris. Antoniucci Volti is one of the most important Late Modern sculptors...
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk

Three Graces
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Three Graces Pentel marker on paper, 1965 Signed and dated by the artist lower left (see photo) Part of a series of 100 drawings, this number 97 (annotated lower right corner) Condition: Excellent Sheet/Image size: 20 x 15 inches Provenance: Estate of the Artist Martha A. French Trust Ray H. French: The Evolution of an Artistic Innovator Printmaker, painter, and sculptor Ray H. French was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on May 16, 1919. Terre Haute was a cultural wasteland before the opening of the Sheldon Swope Art Museum in 1942. Thus, with a father as a coal miner and carpenter, art remained a luxury for Ray. Nevertheless, local art teachers Mabel Mikel Williams and Nola E. Williams helped to foster his creativity and unshakable drive to create things of beauty. After high school, Ray attended the John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis. His studies there were interrupted by the outbreak of World War II, during which he developed surveillance photographs for the Army Air Force. After the war, Ray transferred to the University of Iowa on the G.I. Bill, where he received both his BFA and MFA degrees. The University of Iowa during the 1940s was a cultural mecca with many major art historians and artists. While in Iowa, Ray played an important role in this culture by becoming a founding member of the Iowa Print...
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Permanent Marker

Nude Figure Drawing by Antoniucci Volti, Signed
Located in Larchmont, NY
Antoniucci Volti (French, 1915-1989) Untitled, 1969 Red chalk on paper 11 x 14 3/4 in. Signed: Volti Sculptor, painter, and printmaker Antoniucci Volti was born in Albano, Italy, in 1915. His family lived in there until 1920 when the family moved to France to stay. Volti studied at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Nice from 1928 to 1920. By 1932 the young artist had won a gold medal for two polychrome bas-reliefs before going to Paris, where he entered the studio of Jean Boucher at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris at the age of only fifteen. After serving in the Second World War, when he was interned as a prisoner of war in Bavaria, he returned in poor health to Paris, only to find his studio destroyed. From 1947 he showed work at various Paris Salons and, in 1954 and 1955 at the Brussels and Antwerp Biennales. In 1957 a retrospective of his work was organized at the Museum Rodin in Paris. He died in Paris in 1989 Works by Volti are in leading museums such as the Musee National d'Art Moderne, Paris. Antoniucci Volti is one of the most important Late Modern sculptors...
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk

Signed Figure Study by Antoniucci Volti
Located in Larchmont, NY
Antoniucci Volti (French, 1915-1989) Untitled, 1969 Red chalk on paper 14 3/4 x 11 in. Signed: Volti Sculptor, painter, and printmaker Antoniucci Volti was born in Albano, Italy, in 1915. His family lived in there until 1920 when the family moved to France to stay. Volti studied at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Nice from 1928 to 1920. By 1932 the young artist had won a gold medal for two polychrome bas-reliefs before going to Paris, where he entered the studio of Jean Boucher at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris at the age of only fifteen. After serving in the Second World War, when he was interned as a prisoner of war in Bavaria, he returned in poor health to Paris, only to find his studio destroyed. From 1947 he showed work at various Paris Salons and, in 1954 and 1955 at the Brussels and Antwerp Biennales. In 1957 a retrospective of his work was organized at the Museum Rodin in Paris. He died in Paris in 1989 Works by Volti are in leading museums such as the Musee National d'Art Moderne, Paris. Antoniucci Volti is one of the most important Late Modern sculptors...
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk

Red Chalk Figure Study by Antoniucci Volti
Located in Larchmont, NY
Antoniucci Volti (French, 1915-1989) Untitled, 1969 Red chalk on paper 14 3/4 x 11 in. Signed: Volti Sculptor, painter, and printmaker Antoniucci Volti was...
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Paper, Chalk

Nude, Figurative, Lithograph on Paper by Modern Artist F. N Souza "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
F. N. Souza - Untitled Lithograph on Paper, 21.75 x 15.25 inches, 1963, Inscribed 3/100 (Unframed Delivered) Francis Newton Souza was born in 1924 in Saligao, Goa. After losing his father at a very young age and being afflicted by a serious bout of small pox, he vowed to go about life his own way. Souza was expelled for participating in the Quit India Movement while studying at the Sir J J School of Art in Mumbai. In 1947, he founded the Progressive Artists' Group along with S H Raza...
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Lithograph, Paper, Ink

Little witches 5
Located in Genève, GE
Erotic scene Work on paper Wooden frame with glass pane 46.6 x 37.5 x 1.2 cm
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Ink

Little witches 4
Located in Genève, GE
Erotic scene Work on paper Wooden frame with glass pane 49.5 x 41.5 x 1.3 cm
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Little witches 1
Located in Genève, GE
Erotic scene Wooden frame with glass pane 49.5 x 41.5 x 1.3 cm
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Ink

Little witches 2
Located in Genève, GE
Erotic scene Work on paper Wooden frame with glass pane 49.5 x 41.5 x 1.3 cm
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Reclining Nude en Plein Aire
Located in London, GB
'Reclining Nude en Plein Aire', gouache on art paper, by Raymond Debiève (circa 1960s). The reclining figure is one of the most popular poses in art history...
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Paper, Gouache

Little witches 3
Located in Genève, GE
Erotic scene Work on paper Wooden frame with glass pane 44 x 38 x 1 cm
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Ink

Little witches 7
Located in Genève, GE
Erotic scene Work on paper Wooden frame with glass pane 46.4 x 37 x 1.2 cm
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Ink

Modern Dancers
By Mick Micheyl
Located in London, GB
'Modern Dancers', pastel, ink and gouache on fine art paper by French artist, singer and sculptor, Mick Micheyl (1964). Two elegant young men are depicted in a graceful dancing pose, arms outstretched, their lithe bodies so agile and limber. Perhaps one of the dancers was her friend, Philippe, to whom the painting is dedicated on the bottom. The dedication says: 'For you Philippe, all my friendship'. Signed: 'Mick Micheyl'. The work has been newly framed and glazed after having been acquired in the S. of France. It is in fair vintage condition commensurate with age showing minor blemishing on the paper. Upon request a video of the piece can be provided. Dimensions with Frame: H 75 cm / 29.5" W 61 cm / 24" Dimensions without Frame: H 56 cm / 22" W 42 cm / 16.5" About the Artist: Mick Micheyl (1922 - 2019) was born in Lyon and had a busy and rewarding artistic career as a singer, producer, reviewer, metal sculptor, artist. After having received training at the School of Fine Arts in Lyon she became a painter and decorator in the theatre but then commenced a career in the musical activities of a theatrical troupe. She won the ABC competition in Paris in 1949 with a song, Le Marchand de Poésie, which she composed herself. She then performed in many cabarets: L'Échelle de Jacob, Harlequin and Liberty's. In the 1950s she was one of the most important French cabaret singers of that period. One of her titles, 'Un Gamin de Paris', became one of the French standards and also performed by Yves Montand and Robert Clary...
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Paper, Pastel, Ink

The Roman Bath
Located in London, GB
'The Roman Bath', pencil on art paper (circa 1960s), School of Rome. Three broad-shouldered men make their way through the sultry corridors of the Hammam in...
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

French Mid Century Picasso Influenced Zoomorphic Female Nude
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Mid Century Picasso Influenced stylised zoomorphic female nude drawing, oil crayon on paper, Paris School, signed and dated 1963. The work is presented in a chrome period fram...
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Oil Crayon, Paper, Pastel

Nude - Original Pen Drawing by Dansac - 1960 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in pen on paper realized in 1960 ca. by Dansac. Hand-signed at the top right. The state of preservation good, with the stain of gluing. The artwork r...
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Pen

Nude Woman Drying Her Hair
Located in London, GB
'Nude Woman Drying Her Hair', crayon and pencil on fine paper (1967), by Raymond Debiève (1931 - 2011). A shapely woman has just finished bathing and is drying her hair in the privac...
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Paper, Oil Crayon, Graphite

Nude - Original Watercolor on Paper by Jean Delpech - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude 1935's is an original drawing in tempera and watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1988-1916). On the back of the drawing, an inscription in French "Le décors Puy de ...
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Watercolor

'Reclining Nude', Bay Area Abstraction, San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, CWS
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted circa 1955 by Robert George Gilberg (American, 1911-1970) and stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity. Born in Oakland, Robert George Gilberg first studied at the Oakland Art Center during the 1930s. Following service during WWII, he settled in Nevada City, California where he remained until shortly before his death in San Francisco. Gilberg exhibited widely and with success and was the recipient of numerous medals, prizes and juried awards, including at the San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts...
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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Nude of Woman - Pastels Drawing by Voltolino Fontani - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is a pastel drawing on ivory-colorated paper by Voltolino Fontani (1920-1976). In good conditions. This is an original drawing representing a beautiful nude of woman. Hand-signed on the lower right margin. Voltolino Fontani (Livorno, February 11, 1920 - Livorno, August 8, 1976) was an Italian painter who lived and worked mainly in his hometown. In 1935, at the age of fifteen, he attended the studio of the now elderly sculptor from Livorno Ermenegildo Bois and from 1936 he attended the "Art School" directed by Giuseppe Guzzi, where the painter Plinio Nomellini also taught. and which was also frequented by Mario Nigro...
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Pastel

Figure - Original Ink Drawing by Jean Le Guennec - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original drawing in black ink on paper, realized by Jean Le Guennec (1924-1986). Good conditions except for minor cosmetic wear. Hand-signed. Noted on drawing "May 196...
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Ink, Paper

Vintage Israel Bezalel School Watercolor Painting Artist with Model Kibbutz Life
Located in Surfside, FL
Moshe Avni was born in 1937, in Kibbutz Kfar Blum in the Upper Galilee in Israel. Presently, he lives and paints in Jerusalem. During the years 1956-1957, he studied Painting and Graphic Arts in the Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem, supported by a Betzalel School Scholarship. He studied with and was guided by the painter Leo Roth, z”l (1914-2002), from Kibbutz Afikim. Moshe Avni has participated in Workshops and Courses in the framework of the Kibbutz Movement and the Israeli Artists’ Organization. He has received scholarships from both the Sharett Fund and from the Norman Fund. In 1979, Moshe Avni was accepted to the Israeli Artists’ Organization. Exhibitions 2011 In the Jerusalem House of Quality – 16-22 December 2011 2009 In the Neighborhood Center of Beit haKerem, Jerusalem 2003 In Moshav Batzra, Israel 1984 In the Artists’ Quarter, Rishon leZion, Israel 1979 In the House of Culture for Young People, Kfar Saba, Israel 1977 In the “New Gallery”, Tel Aviv, Israel 1973 In the “New Gallery”, Tel Aviv, Israel 1970 In “The House of Uri and Rami Nechushtan” in Ashdot Yaacov, Israel Horses & People, New Gallery, Tel Aviv 1965 Journalists House - Sokolov House, Tel Aviv, Israel Exhibitions of Young Artists in “House of Helena Rubenstein”, Tel Aviv, Israel Private Exhibitions in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and more. Group Exhibitions Kiryat Shmona 1957 Artists: Noemi Schindler...
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Pen, Watercolor

Femme nue - encre sur papier, 43x31 cm., encadré
Located in Nice, FR
Encre de Marcel Gromaire, signé en bas a gauche. Encadré 58x47 cm. Marcel Gromaire (né le 24 juillet 1892 à Noyelles-sur-Sambre et mort le 11 avril 1971 à Paris) est un peintre, gra...
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Untitled (Figure Drawing)
Located in Boston, MA
Signed lower right: "Kainen".
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Nude - Original Pen Drawing by Angelo Sabbatani - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in pen on paper realized by Italian artist Angelo Sabbatani in 1965 ca, hand-signed in pen on the lower-right. In good condition with some foxes and stai...
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Untitled, Nude
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: June Felter (1919-2019) Title: Untitled Year: 1964 Medium: Watercolor Sight size: 20 x 14.25 inches. Framed size: 29.25 x 23 inches Signature: Si...
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Watercolor

Sleeping Nude
By Leo Brooks
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in New York City in 1909, artist Leo Brooks spent the majority of his life working as a linotype operator for the New York Times before turning to painting at the age of 60 upon...
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Paper, Ink

Antoniucci Volti - Torso - Signed Original Sanguine Drawing
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Antoniucci Volti Torso Dimensions: 64,5 x 50 cm Sanguine Signed on the lower Right Sculptor, painter, and printmaker Antoniucci Volti was born in Albano, Italy, in 1915. His family ...
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"Two Figures, " Aldo Colo, Italian, gouache, watercolor, modern
By Aldo Colo
Located in Wiscasset, ME
This dynamic work by noted 20th century Italian artist Aldo Colo employs bold brushwork and an expressive style and technique to depict two beautifully painted figures adjusting a dr...
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache

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